Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Near the Bone by Christina Henry

5 reviews

aparker89's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Ahhh! Ms Henry has done it again! Damn! I'm shook!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Death of parent, and Murder

lasamviela's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

cammaleahh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Gore

cmdiaz004's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This played out like a movie! Heart-pumping, action-packed, scary, thrilling, and even quite humorous in some places! I thoroughly enjoyed this. Trigger warnings: emotional/physical abuse towards a woman. If you can get past that, it’s well worth it, in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

oharamboure's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, and Rape